trip report #3
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:49 pm
next stop was trunk bay. with it being so famous and talked about we felt we had to stop there. we got there about 10 am, snorkeled for a couple hrs. (ok, but nothing remarkable and by noon when we were ready to leave it looked like this....
it was pretty calm and easy there, had some facilities and a lifeguard ( $4 entry charge though ) so if you're new to the snorkeling thing it might be a good spot, but i'd probably skip it the next time around.
that afternoon we went to Francis and had a good time. while crossing over the small rocky point between francis and maho campground lisa had this barracuda swim right about 2' in front of her face. she said she actually screamed in the water...
i imagine this was the expression on her face...
saw several of these guys hanging out in the trees...
tired from a long day in the water. this reminds me of a scene from "Thunderball...?"
walked from Grande Bay for a sunset dinner at ZoZo's. very nice place and terrific views....
wednesday was our last day and we went to waterlemon. i thought i read somewhere that it was 3/4 or a mile hike? seemed like a couple miles to me, thankfully much of it was shaded. well worth it though. water was pretty rough so we didn't go all the way around but saw lot of great stuff there...
went down to the Sun Dog Cafe at Mongoose for dinner (very good!) and the open mic night but as luck would have it rained like crazy just about 7 pm for probably 45 minutes. we ended up eating under the eave and still got soaked. wanted to stick around for the jam but by the time they would get everything dried out and set up it was too late. we had to be packed and on the 9 am ferry in the morning. maybe next time...this pic was before the rain
other places we went and liked were Spyglass, La Plancha and Banana Deck (great dinners and views), Deli Grotto ( wish we had something like that at home...) and Baked in the Sun ( went there multiple times...). one place we didn't eat at was Uncle Joe's Barbeque. that place smelled great each time we'd walk by. knowing me i'd have ate way too much and regretted it mightily the next day out on the water!
all in all we had a great time and would love to go back. many thanks to all for their suggestions and for taking the time to answer my (sometimes obvious) questions.
jeff
it was pretty calm and easy there, had some facilities and a lifeguard ( $4 entry charge though ) so if you're new to the snorkeling thing it might be a good spot, but i'd probably skip it the next time around.
that afternoon we went to Francis and had a good time. while crossing over the small rocky point between francis and maho campground lisa had this barracuda swim right about 2' in front of her face. she said she actually screamed in the water...
i imagine this was the expression on her face...
saw several of these guys hanging out in the trees...
tired from a long day in the water. this reminds me of a scene from "Thunderball...?"
walked from Grande Bay for a sunset dinner at ZoZo's. very nice place and terrific views....
wednesday was our last day and we went to waterlemon. i thought i read somewhere that it was 3/4 or a mile hike? seemed like a couple miles to me, thankfully much of it was shaded. well worth it though. water was pretty rough so we didn't go all the way around but saw lot of great stuff there...
went down to the Sun Dog Cafe at Mongoose for dinner (very good!) and the open mic night but as luck would have it rained like crazy just about 7 pm for probably 45 minutes. we ended up eating under the eave and still got soaked. wanted to stick around for the jam but by the time they would get everything dried out and set up it was too late. we had to be packed and on the 9 am ferry in the morning. maybe next time...this pic was before the rain
other places we went and liked were Spyglass, La Plancha and Banana Deck (great dinners and views), Deli Grotto ( wish we had something like that at home...) and Baked in the Sun ( went there multiple times...). one place we didn't eat at was Uncle Joe's Barbeque. that place smelled great each time we'd walk by. knowing me i'd have ate way too much and regretted it mightily the next day out on the water!
all in all we had a great time and would love to go back. many thanks to all for their suggestions and for taking the time to answer my (sometimes obvious) questions.
jeff
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